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TANGLED LINES • Hailing from Tarifa, Carla has proved that she can slay a wave and pop an epic strapless trick with the best of them, having bagged the title of GKA Kite-Surf World Champion in 2019, the last time the comps were able to run…

BONAIRE • Two years ago Jurre Witte and Suus Legtenberg decided to leave the rat race – they sold everything, refitted a yacht, and set off with it round the world, working remotely to stay buoyant. Currently sailing the beautiful Caribbean, Jurre took some time out to tell us about one of their favorite kite spots, Dutch municipality Bonaire.

LIEUWE OCEANA • Dutch brand Lieuwe have been manufacturing beautiful custom kite boards for ten years inhouse at their own workshop. Team rider Roderick Pijls has been riding the Oceana, one of our own Ultimate Test Gold Medal winners no less…

Tarifa • Tarifa’s golden boy Liam Whaley initially grew up on the notorious Spanish party island of Ibiza, not a place usually associated with kitesurfing… Luckily for Liam his family moved to Tarifa where he honed his kiting skills to become one of the highest-level competitive riders of the moment.

Colin Colin Carroll’s Loveletters to Kiteboarding • Six reasons why the future of kiteboarding will burn your retinas

BROWN EYE • Sometimes you just have to get in the car and head to pastures new, even if your home spot provides everything you need. Brazilian strapless freestyle champion Sebastian Ribeiro pointed the compass to the south, and while he may not have found crystal clear water he did score some epic wave riding.

IN THE PINK • Ricardo Campello from Venezuela is a professional windsurfer, but will happily turn his hand to kiting when the wind is on the lighter side. Or in this case when the water is too shallow for a windsurf fin…

THE CREATORS. JOZEF AND PAVOL BUKOVČÁK • We caught up with CrazyFly founder Jozef Bukovčák and his son Pavol to find out more about the family and the business, in which all four sons work, and some of their latest products, all produced in their own dedicated factory in Europe.

GUY BRIDGE VS ISLE OF WIGHT • Nestling a few miles off the south coast of the UK, the Isle of Wight has been circumnavigated for over 50 years, on all sorts of vessels from pedal boats to kayaks, paddle boards, yachts and of course kites. Guy Bridge recently set a new world record for kiting the 60-mile round trip in less than two and a half hours, breaking his own previous record.

FULL POWER TARIFA BIG AIR KITE LEAGUE • Full Power Tarifa took place on the 20th of May 2021, in premium Big Air conditions. This competition was the second stop of the 2021 Big Air Kite League (BAKL) World Tour and saw riders from all over the world flying in to go absolutely insane…

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THE BOOMERANG • Ben Wilson has been kiting since the early days and knows his way around a perfect barrel or two. Originally signed to Slingshot, he left to set up his own brand, however the meandering hand of fate has now brought him back to them. We thought it was a good time to catch up with him in Fiji where he’s currently waiting out the pandemic. Pretty tough we would imagine…

Flying Solo • Facing an empty calendar without her familiar contest schedule, multiple world champion Bruna Kajiya wasn’t going to let a canceled GKA Tour keep her down. The Brazilian North and Mystic team rider escaped from...